Dartmouth's Safety: Ohio University.

markudel2003
Fri, 09 Sep 2005 18:12:24 +0000

I was reading this thread and then decided to look something up and found this, actually showing the link between Dartmouth and Ohio University:

The green and white colors of Ohio University date back to 1896. Before that time, the University’s unofficial colors were blue and white. It soon became apparent, however, that these colors would be unacceptable for the new football team to wear.

The University’s then-newly hired football coach, Samuel McMillen, suggested that Ohio adopt as its colors olive green and white, which were worn at McMillen’s alma mater, Dartmouth College. The proposal was put before the student body for a vote and green and white became the colors of the school’s uniforms in the fall of 1896. Through the years, the olive green has evolved into a darker “hunter” green color.